WoRMS taxon details
Rumphella suffruticosa (Dana, 1846)
517769 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:517769)
accepted
Species
Gorgonia suffruticosa Dana, 1846 · unaccepted (original combination)
Plexaura suffruticosa (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted (changed combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gorgonia suffruticosa Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm
page(s): 167 [details]
page(s): 167 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Rumphella suffruticosa (Dana, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517769 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
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(of Gorgonia suffruticosa Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm
page(s): 167 [details]
new combination reference Bayer, F.M. (1955). Contributions to the nomenclature, systematics, and morphology of the Octocorallia. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 105: 207-220, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15705299
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page(s): 167 [details]
new combination reference Bayer, F.M. (1955). Contributions to the nomenclature, systematics, and morphology of the Octocorallia. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 105: 207-220, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15705299
page(s): 212 [details] Available for editors

Other
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 000895.CN) (from synonym Gorgonia suffruticosa Dana, 1846)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 000895.CN) (from synonym Gorgonia suffruticosa Dana, 1846)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym